Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs | 
 enlarge | Author: Buddy Levy
Creator: Patrick Lawlor
Publisher: Tantor Media
Category: Book
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Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 5.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 1400106540
Dewey Decimal Number: 972.02
EAN: 9781400106547
ASIN: 1400106540
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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Product Description
In an astonishing work of scholarship that reads like an adventure thriller, historian Buddy Levy records the last days of the Aztec empire and the two men at the center of an epic clash of cultures.
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This is a great read September 2, 2008
I have read quite a bit about the conquest of the Aztec and the destruction of Tenochtitlan, to include Hernan Cortes' Conquest of Mexico.
This is the easiest and most compelling description I've read to date. Levy makes you feel as if you there as part of Conquest. His description of the smallpox plaque and how that helped Cortes is one of the best analysis of factors that I've read to date. If you want to understand the Conquest, this is the book you need to read.
Cortez the Conqueror August 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A terrific book, full of action. Amazingly, this is not a complete biography of Hernan Cortes. The book concentrates on his conquest of the Aztec empire. While you may not support what the spanish did to those peoples they conquered, one must be impressed by Cortez's accomplishments. The story is an amzing adventure. If you saw this in a movie, you would think they fabricated this story to make it more exciting. There is no need to. A must read.
Conquistador Conquers August 26, 2008
Conquistador is a masterpiece of well researched historical knowledge balanced with a swift narrative. The book reads like a wikipedia article, trimming down decades of conflict into some 350 short pages. The book covers one of the greatest conflicts in history, and is truly on a greater scale than the most epic fiction such as Lord of the Rings. Read it. You will not be disappointed.
 Interesting August 15, 2008
I enjoyed most of the book. By the end the battle scenes got somewhat repetitive. But I recommend it if you want to learn about this period.
definite must read July 21, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
i couldn't put this book down. the incredible deceit and politics that went on and still continues today. you could really see the humanity in both Cortes and Montezuma. very well-researched. now i want to go to mexico city and dig deep in its streets and sewers to find all that lost gold!!!!
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